Because Bill Gates likes to have windows
Windows represents Microsh*t
He didn't know what other name to call it
Others(please specify)
Anybody ever wondered why Microsoft called "Windows" windows?
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Hmmm...the poll wouldn't work - 'document contains no data'
anyway...the reason is because it has windows. I mean, what else can they be called - boxes, rectangles?
You have too much time on your hands if that's all you've got to worry about.
By the way, why are M&M's called as such?
well, but windows isn't a unique name.Originally posted by polestar
Hmmm...the poll wouldn't work - 'document contains no data'
anyway...the reason is because it has windows. I mean, what else can they be called - boxes, rectangles?
You have too much time on your hands if that's all you've got to worry about.
By the way, why are M&M's called as such?
And people get this sickness because of microsoft. when they want to type windows, they type windows.
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Me too, supposed to be when they want to type w i n d o w, they type w i n d o w s
Hm... Any mods here! Whats the problem with it?Originally posted by polestar
Hmmm...the poll wouldn't work - 'document contains no data'
I had no problem voting though.
"Windows" is a very nice name for an OS actually. Too bad Microsoft's using it.
Think of it as windows to the world (of computers). It's also the window to your computer -- your files are now graphically displayed to you.
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The poll works... and I think Bill Gates himself came up with the name.
wow, and since then there was such things called "windows".Originally posted by LeX
"Windows" is a very nice name for an OS actually. Too bad Microsoft's using it.
Think of it as windows to the world (of computers). It's also the window to your computer -- your files are now graphically displayed to you.
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The poll works... and I think Bill Gates himself came up with the name.
Well I'm sure it's called windows because that's what it is, a whole bunch of windows that open up. It's all about windows. Click on this, a window opens, click on that, another window opens. Come on that should be obvious.
They called it Windows because they couldn't call it Mac OS.
I remember Windows 2.0, then 2.1, which they changed the name to Windows 286. I do know that the original Windows came out sometime in 1983. I remember that because it was the year I became a teen (13). It came out, it seems, a few months after my birthday. I think Microsoft was created in 1980 or 81 sometime.
It wasnt going to originally be called windows. I have been trying all night to remember what the original planned name was till they changed it...I do remember thinking how "windows" was a far better name. I think the original name had two words in it (like "desktop helper" or something). Geez, I cant remember what it was..
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probably the "Desktop helper" or something name was too long?Originally posted by Webdude
I remember Windows 2.0, then 2.1, which they changed the name to Windows 286. I do know that the original Windows came out sometime in 1983. I remember that because it was the year I became a teen (13). It came out, it seems, a few months after my birthday. I think Microsoft was created in 1980 or 81 sometime.
It wasnt going to originally be called windows. I have been trying all night to remember what the original planned name was till they changed it...I do remember thinking how "windows" was a far better name. I think the original name had two words in it (like "desktop helper" or something). Geez, I cant remember what it was..
Maybe they encountered trouble when making the logo
If you know Microsoft, nothing is too long for them.Originally posted by trenzterra
[B]probably the "Desktop helper" or something name was too long?
For example, what other company changes "cache" to "Temporary Internet Files" and what kind of crap name is "Microsoft Windows Media Player for Windows XP" (Yes, that is what WM8 is called)
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What's next? Microsoft introduces the "Bill Gates' conglomerate corporations' newest operating system that we force you to upgrade to because we're evil...oh yeah, it's called Windows, cause a Window connotates being trapped. Buy it..."
How much is that gonna cost?
Originally Posted by PHPRalph
you can find the answer to that at www.thestraightdope.comOriginally posted by polestar
By the way, why are M&M's called as such?
lots of other cool stuff there too.
"I do have the college level schooling, experience, and a flat out gut feel for the physical world that far surpasses the general population, and a large percentage of the posters in this thread."
The real question is, since X Windows for Unix came long before Microsoft Windows, why did Unix insist on having the annoying "X" in front of it and leaving the better name for Microsoft to snap up?
Heavy crack addiction?The real question is, since X Windows for Unix came long before Microsoft Windows, why did Unix insist on having the annoying "X" in front of it and leaving the better name for Microsoft to snap up?
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